Presbyterian Mission Agency mission co-workers Archives

World mission and the stewardship of opportunity

Posted June 25th, 2024

Stewardship is only about money, we say. Or, we say defensively, stewardship is about much more than money.

World mission and the stewardship of opportunity

Posted May 9th, 2024

“Stewardship” is one of those strange church-y words that we rarely use outside church and that can carry with it obtuse meanings.

During a UN chapel service, mission co-workers ask God to ‘guide us’

Posted July 14th, 2023

Presbyterian Mission Agency mission co-workers the Revs. Shelvis and Nancy Smith-Mather are in the United States this week to meet with several entities at the United Nations to create awareness around the critical needs of those living in South Sudan under the barrage of continued violence and near-civil war. Hosted by the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations, the Smith-Mathers led the Thursday morning chapel service for a group of in-person and online worshippers via Zoom.

Mission leaders meet to talk about being thoughtful travelers during mission trips

Posted May 13th, 2022

As travel restrictions begin to loosen worldwide and churches start thinking about long- and short-term mission trips, a group of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) mission leaders, World Mission staff and mission co-workers joined together on Zoom Wednesday night to talk about how to be thoughtful travelers when visiting global partners in the aftermath of the pandemic.

‘Our earnest desire is that you come and visit’

Posted April 26th, 2022

When individuals and small groups are ready once again to travel to places like Guatemala to learn about and walk alongside that nation’s welcoming people, CEDEPCA, the Protestant Center for Pastoral Studies in Central America, is ready to handle all the details and deepen visitors’ experience.

Mission co-workers reinvent what mission interpretation looks like during the pandemic

Posted April 26th, 2022

To accompany congregations on their missional journey, mission co-workers periodically return to the U.S. to travel around the country for interpretation assignment.

South Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church trains facilitators for trauma healing

Posted April 13th, 2022

Transformational healing has begun in Abyei.

A sweeping view of Latin America and the Caribbean in only 17 minutes

Posted March 29th, 2022

A new video produced by World Mission’s Latin America and Caribbean office takes viewers through a sweep of the region, checking in with mission co-workers and PC(USA) partners to help Presbyterians learn more about their work and their love for the region and its people.

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) seeking support for humanitarian response to Ukraine

Posted March 1st, 2022

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) launched an appeal Tuesday for funds to help support the Church’s humanitarian response to the war started last week when Russia attacked Ukraine.

Mission co-workers reinvent what mission interpretation looks like during the pandemic

Posted January 28th, 2022

To accompany congregations on their missional journey, mission co-workers periodically return to the U.S. to travel around the country for interpretation assignment.